Alan Sheets and Barbara Tovey
Alan: A few years ago I, a type 5, challenged my wife Barbara, a type 8, by claiming that she thought all of us, except 8s, were wimps. She paused for the longest time trying to figure out a graceful way to avoid responding, but in the end, reluctantly admitted that I was correct. I pressed on and asked, “So, does this mean that in some way you have less respect for us (non-8s)?” After an even longer pause and with a laugh implying “I give up,” she described the fr...
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